Icelandic Hospital Discharge Register (Iceland)

Database Contact Data

Arna Harðardóttir
Specialist, Health Information
Directorate of Health
Katrínartún 2
IS-105 Reykjavík
ICELAND
Phone: +354 510 1900
Email: arna.hardardottir@landlaeknir.is

Alternate Contact

Directorate of Health
Email: mottaka@landlaeknir.is

References of Studies Using/Describing Database

Data from this registry are widely used, but monitoring of publications is not carried out

Malta National Cancer Registry (MNCR) (Malta)

Database Contact Data

Dr. Miriam Azzopardi
Consultant Public Health Medicine
Department for Policy in Health
Health Information and Research
Email: miriam.j.azzopardi@gov.mt
Phone: +356 25599208

Alternate Contact

Ms. Rita Micallef
Email: rita.t.micallef@gov.mt

References of Studies Using/Describing Database

1. Azzopardi MJ, Calleja-Agius J, Calleja N, Galea D, Ellul B, Micallef R, O'Toole SA, Savona-Ventura C. Rare gynaecological cancers in Malta - An analysis of incidence between 2010 and 2021. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2025 Apr;51(4):109971.

2. Mercieca L, Aquilina S, Calleja N, Boffa MJ. Cutaneous Melanoma More Likely to Be Invasive in Fairer Skin Phototypes: A Retrospective Observational Study. Skinmed. 2021 Aug 1;19(4):280-283.

​3. Cuschieri S, Pallari E, Terzic N, Alkerwi A, Sigurvinsdottir R, Sigfusdottir ID, Devleesschauwer B. Conducting national burden of disease studies in small countries in Europe- a feasible challenge? Arch Public Health. 2021 May 11;79(1):73.

4. Fidler MM, Bray F, Vaccarella S, Soerjomataram I. Assessing global transitions in human development and colorectal cancer incidence. Int J Cancer. 2017 Jun 15;140(12):2709-2715.

5. Gauci D, Allemani C, Woods L. Population-level cure of colorectal cancer in Malta: An analysis of patients diagnosed between 1995 and 2004. Cancer Epidemiol. 2016 Jun;42:32-8. 

6. Gauci D, Woods L. Trends in survival of colorectal cancer in Malta for patients diagnosed from 1995 to 2009 followed up to 2010. Eur J Public Health, Volume 24, Issue suppl_2, October 2014, cku165-078 (https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cku165.078)

7. Znaor A, van den Hurk C, Primic-Zakelj M, Agius D, Coza D, Demetriou A, Dimitrova N, Eser S, Karakilinc H, Zivkovic S, Bray F, Coebergh JW. Cancer incidence and mortality patterns in South Eastern Europe in the last decade: gaps persist compared with the rest of Europe. Eur J Cancer. 2013 May;49(7):1683-91.

Malta Rare Disease Register (Malta)

Database Contact Data

Dr. Francis Agius
Health Information & Research
95, G'Mangia Hill
G'Mangia, PTA 1313 
MALTA
Email: francis.agius@gov.mt
Phone 1: +356 2559 9341
Phone 2: +356 2559 9000

Alternate Contact

Email: healthinfo@gov.mt

References of Studies Using/Describing Database

Mazzucato M, Pozza LVD, Facchin P, Angin C, Agius F, Cavero-Carbonell C, Corrochano V, Hanusova K, Kirch K, Lambert D, Lucano C, Maiella S, Panzaru M, Rusu C, Weber S, Zurriaga O, Zvolsky M, Rath A. ORPHAcodes use for the coding of rare diseases: comparison of the accuracy and cross country comparability. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2023 Sep 4;18(1):267.

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